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has such a strong relationship with israel a relationship that president obama himself has referred to as quote an unbreakable bond one of the reasons the connection between these two countries is so close because of a powerful lobbying effort apac the american israel public affairs committee self described as the most important organization affecting the u.s. relationship with israel the lobby has tens of thousands of members and its annual annual policy conference is one of washington the largest gathering of lawmakers exceeded only by the state of the union address which is why republican senator chuck hagel two thousand and six jurors such heavy criticism over his views on the lobbies influence he said quote the political reality is that the jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people up here i mean united states senator i'm not an israeli senator now that hagel has been tapped for a spot as defense secretary the mainstream media has been very quick to pick up on those past criticisms but why has the questioning of this lobby become so taboo to talk about this unbreakable bond and wha
has such a strong relationship with israel a relationship that president obama himself has referred to as quote an unbreakable bond one of the reasons the connection between these two countries is so close because of a powerful lobbying effort apac the american israel public affairs committee self described as the most important organization affecting the u.s. relationship with israel the lobby has tens of thousands of members and its annual annual policy conference is one of washington the...
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president obama unveils his candidates for america's top security jobs creating uproar over a possible shift in and a gun policy years of the bush era revival at the cia. halfway through the u.k.'s coalition government months midterm with an enormous to do list leaving many in a story to hit bridge and deeply and impressed. as the head of google over the north korea despite the washington's criticism we'll get to whether the internet giant has any chance to engage with the reclusive nation it remains under sanctions. it's two pm here in moscow you live with us on our t. with me tom what's a good to have you with us this afternoon. president obama has rounded out his national security team for approval by the senate he's nominated former senator chuck hagel as the pentagon hate and to counterterrorism adviser john brennan to lead the cia the pigs have sparked speculation that obama is actually trying to kill two birds with one stone as you can explains by appointing chuck hagel as the first secretary president obama is arguably trying to change the perception that he has embraced bush a
president obama unveils his candidates for america's top security jobs creating uproar over a possible shift in and a gun policy years of the bush era revival at the cia. halfway through the u.k.'s coalition government months midterm with an enormous to do list leaving many in a story to hit bridge and deeply and impressed. as the head of google over the north korea despite the washington's criticism we'll get to whether the internet giant has any chance to engage with the reclusive nation it...
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president obama has slowed federal spending faster than any president in recent history so why are republicans moaning and groaning so much that and more in tonight's politics panel and we've bailed them out and help prevent a total financial collapse so how does it you want to thank you me and our government i want to so i was busy i do have a case and what does this say about how and titled and bullet proof wall street feels today. you need to know this a nightmarish scenario of what might happen if republicans in congress refused to raise the debt limit is beginning to emerge an analysis by the bipartisan policy center found that if the debt limit is not raised by the end of february and chain reaction of events will happen that will destroy both the united states is and the global economy to begin with the treasury department makes roughly one hundred million payments among all of them payments already authorized by congress without an increase in the debt limit those checks can't be cut yet in the short term or yes in the short term the treasury can prioritize what they pay out first and
president obama has slowed federal spending faster than any president in recent history so why are republicans moaning and groaning so much that and more in tonight's politics panel and we've bailed them out and help prevent a total financial collapse so how does it you want to thank you me and our government i want to so i was busy i do have a case and what does this say about how and titled and bullet proof wall street feels today. you need to know this a nightmarish scenario of what might...
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if i had to say what is the obama doctrine? it is end today's wars as quickly as possible, be reticent about getting involved in future wars and nation-build at home as he said constantly during the campaign and that means drawing down the pentagon because you need that money and hagel comports with that world view exactly so hagel fits perfectly with the obama administration's agenda right now. gwen: alexis, you were at the white house for the news conference this afternoon and to get to christie's question, did you have a sense that they meant to make an announcement that things were changing or was it coming out to say everything was fine, we'll proceed at pace? >> the administration has been lining up thoughts about how many troops will be left and how firmly the president believes that the united states is going to proceed on a time table. so the administration was dangling the idea that there might be zero troops as a pressure, a way to pressure karzai and the afghan, you know, government, in order to suggest, you know, y
if i had to say what is the obama doctrine? it is end today's wars as quickly as possible, be reticent about getting involved in future wars and nation-build at home as he said constantly during the campaign and that means drawing down the pentagon because you need that money and hagel comports with that world view exactly so hagel fits perfectly with the obama administration's agenda right now. gwen: alexis, you were at the white house for the news conference this afternoon and to get to...
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by appointing chuck hagel as defense secretary president obama is arguably trying to change the perception that he has embraced bush administration national security policies because after four years of militaristic foreign policy that's how people see it chuck hagel former senator from nebraska vietnam war veteran has been one of very very few u.s. politicians who opposed u.s. military expansion and who dares to question and dissent from washington orthodoxies on foreign policy one of them has to do with israel if you dare to publicly point out that the u.s. and israel are separate countries and american interests should trump israeli interests when they conflict and that's a subversive thing to say here in washington could be a career killer the advocates for direct negotiations with hamas he condemned the power of the pro israel lobby in washington here's one of his statements to that effect the political reality is that the jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people up here i have always argued against some of the dumb things they do because i don't think it's in the interest of israel i
by appointing chuck hagel as defense secretary president obama is arguably trying to change the perception that he has embraced bush administration national security policies because after four years of militaristic foreign policy that's how people see it chuck hagel former senator from nebraska vietnam war veteran has been one of very very few u.s. politicians who opposed u.s. military expansion and who dares to question and dissent from washington orthodoxies on foreign policy one of them has...
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truman carter and even obama before he wrote his book. >> cenk: obama is a multimillionaire now right. when we come back we'll end [ voice of dennis ] ...safe driving bonus check? every six months without an accident, allstate sends a check. ok. [ voice of dennis ] silence. are you in good hands? um, hello. these ugly stains are ruining my good looks and style. and good luck using that cleaner. excuse me, miss ? he's right. those are tough hard water stains, and that cleaner's not gonna cut it. truth is, 85% of us have hard water and many don't even know it. you need lime-a-way. lime-a-way is specially formulated to conquer hard water stains. it's 4 times more effective at removing lime scale than the leading bathroom cleaner. see the lime-a-way difference or your money back. rich, chewy caramel rolled up in smooth milk chocolate. don't forget about that payroll meeting. rolo.get your smooth on. also in minis. >> i think it's brilliant. (vo) first, news and analysis with a washington perspective from an emmy winning insider. >> i know this stuff, and i love it. (vo) followed by humor
truman carter and even obama before he wrote his book. >> cenk: obama is a multimillionaire now right. when we come back we'll end [ voice of dennis ] ...safe driving bonus check? every six months without an accident, allstate sends a check. ok. [ voice of dennis ] silence. are you in good hands? um, hello. these ugly stains are ruining my good looks and style. and good luck using that cleaner. excuse me, miss ? he's right. those are tough hard water stains, and that cleaner's not gonna...
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president barack obama has put forward his current counterterrorism adviser john brennan as the new head of the cia he's also announced maverick conservative chuck hagel as his choice for defense secretary the nominations need to pass through the senate it's where they're likely to run into strong opposition from the republican party vietnam veteran haydel was against war in afghanistan and iraq and has a history of breaking with his conservative colleagues. well if approved one of the biggest tasks the two men will face is afghanistan of course and with the u.s. now saying it will complete its withdrawal in twenty fourteen forty speaks to jere van dyk about why it's going and what it's managed to achieve that's coming up after this break. it's. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so for like you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else and you hear or see some other part of it and realize everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm tom hartman welcome to the big picture. government no longer represents the beam. the people are going to take the term
president barack obama has put forward his current counterterrorism adviser john brennan as the new head of the cia he's also announced maverick conservative chuck hagel as his choice for defense secretary the nominations need to pass through the senate it's where they're likely to run into strong opposition from the republican party vietnam veteran haydel was against war in afghanistan and iraq and has a history of breaking with his conservative colleagues. well if approved one of the biggest...
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whether obama will be able to negotiate it, i don't know. but he did not succeed negotiating something similar in iraq. >> bret: the taliban is a big question about what happens after 2014. a lot of talk that we have had around this table over the years, 11 of them, has been about the taliban has a tempt calendar than we do. they operate in decades and centuries, while the u.s. has a different calendar here locally. today, karzai said there is a new effort underway to recognize tal taliban. >> we agree on lobbying the taliban office in qatar, in doha. where the taliban will engage in direct talks with the representatives of the afghan high council for peace. where we will be seeking the help of relevantbe countrys including pakistan. >> bret: pakistan is the real question here, jonah. how that country fits in the equation. [ brief pause in captioning ] >> it used to have anger toward taliban. the one pushing the most for women's rights in afghanistan. that's how i feel. we could stay in afghanistan and destroy them. i would be fully on board
whether obama will be able to negotiate it, i don't know. but he did not succeed negotiating something similar in iraq. >> bret: the taliban is a big question about what happens after 2014. a lot of talk that we have had around this table over the years, 11 of them, has been about the taliban has a tempt calendar than we do. they operate in decades and centuries, while the u.s. has a different calendar here locally. today, karzai said there is a new effort underway to recognize tal...
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because he defended obama and he supported obama's election reelection so they're they're very partisan and they don't forgive him for that i think also you're publicans you're more committed to these wars than hager lives. and you know there are a few intelligent people left not many of them in the government who understand these wars are really not in anyone's interests. and they're trying to. prevent the spread of these wars. into iran. or further into russia or china what about internally i mean both nominations come a highly divisive issues like israel like iran from radically different points of view but are we going to see a lot of conflict internally at the heart of the u.s. security establishment if they're in if they're at a point was a confirmed. no i don't think so i think that. brennan is moving. to a more powerful position which the cia will like and i think. is probably trying to put the brakes as warriors the rate at which washington experience it was a war in iraq you can very easily become overextended and defeated so i don't think there will be in months but a lot. of
because he defended obama and he supported obama's election reelection so they're they're very partisan and they don't forgive him for that i think also you're publicans you're more committed to these wars than hager lives. and you know there are a few intelligent people left not many of them in the government who understand these wars are really not in anyone's interests. and they're trying to. prevent the spread of these wars. into iran. or further into russia or china what about internally i...
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bush and president obama. and his book is now in book stores. six guys, a the lot of presidents, who stands out in your mind. who did you like the most and why did you vote for obama in 2008? >> i had to sneak that in. >> sure. you know, you admire something different about each president and of course, i only got to know some of the latter because i was senior enough to have interaction with them. the day i retired, the ceremony on the day i retired, the elder george bush called me. i'd never met him and he called me as about an hour before the ceremony, just to wish me well and thank me. >> sean: a good man. >> i thought that was an extraordinarily touching move. of course, his son i worked very closely with and i remember when it got difficult, and i cover this in the book, he brought me to ummer of 2005. we were in the middle of the fight in the west which was very difficult in iraq and fighting while we were working hard to get abu assad and hadn't gotten him yet. and brought me in with the national security council and asked me directly, o
bush and president obama. and his book is now in book stores. six guys, a the lot of presidents, who stands out in your mind. who did you like the most and why did you vote for obama in 2008? >> i had to sneak that in. >> sure. you know, you admire something different about each president and of course, i only got to know some of the latter because i was senior enough to have interaction with them. the day i retired, the ceremony on the day i retired, the elder george bush called...
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it did represent fictionally what barack obama represented factually. the best of what america could be. having only emancipated slaves 100 and something years before could put as its chief executive of black man. it was better drama. >> it was a very deliberate choice. it was a story telling choice. >> it was a more interesting choice. >> trying to create stakes. the assassination would be a national catastrophe. the first african american with a chance for the white house. that is where the choice came from. >> last question. yes? >> [inaudible] i want to circle back about what you said about the saudi ambassador. you've already discussed with you think about. what control does you have over the show's going there and being translated, and maybe not the dialogue that you intended? how does that work? according to him, this is a huge influence in how we are viewed. >> it is a distribution -- what control do we have in terms of distribution? >> [inaudible] >> she is asking an artistic question. >> i sent fox has some monitoring. >> that is not the quest
it did represent fictionally what barack obama represented factually. the best of what america could be. having only emancipated slaves 100 and something years before could put as its chief executive of black man. it was better drama. >> it was a very deliberate choice. it was a story telling choice. >> it was a more interesting choice. >> trying to create stakes. the assassination would be a national catastrophe. the first african american with a chance for the white house....
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america's senator braces for confirmation battle as obama picks all called us us a nation czar john brennan i suppose maverick pacificist chuck hagel for the top security jobs. down. bridges coalition government tries to trumpet its mid-term success while its future plans leave the public unimpressed. does the north korea lives as fire wall for the visit of head of internet giant google amid reports the secretive state is inviting german economists to help it open up for foreign investment. and for a night of rioting in belfast the floods of the social and political divide northern ireland as police use none of the full force on loyalists angered by restrictions in displaying the union flag. at seven pm in the moscow and you're watching r t with me to bomb would say our top story this hour a pacifist accused of being anti israeli in charge of the military and an. very few u.s. politicians who opposed u.s. military expansion and who dared to question and dissent from washington orthodoxy is on foreign policy one of them has to do with israel there to publicly point out that the u.s. and isra
america's senator braces for confirmation battle as obama picks all called us us a nation czar john brennan i suppose maverick pacificist chuck hagel for the top security jobs. down. bridges coalition government tries to trumpet its mid-term success while its future plans leave the public unimpressed. does the north korea lives as fire wall for the visit of head of internet giant google amid reports the secretive state is inviting german economists to help it open up for foreign investment. and...
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you know the obama administration has been using a very narrow definition that they've been talking about freedom of worship they've been arguing in court the justice department has been arguing in court in these what because the supreme court this is this is from the you know the u.s. versus lee when followers of a particular sect enter into commercial activity as a matter of choice the limits they accept on their own conduct as a matter of conscience and faith are not to be superimposed on the statutory schemes which are by others on medicare but i guess what i would cite is the first amendment which says that we have the free exercise of our religion that means all week long even to me if my own agrees or everyone is it means if you want to earn a living and abide by the tenets of your faith you ought to be able to do so if you want to run a charity and you're just you're the avatar lobby should not refuse to. take birth control pills or or even pay for their own birth control pills but if their employees want to have comprehensive health care you know what the employees of hobby lobby
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and a discussion about president obama's foreign-policy agenda. "washington journal " live at 7:00 a.m. on c-span. >> the big discussion that i remember was, what is richard nixon going to do? >> i remember going home that night, scared to death. this is like a time bomb. if this thing gets into the press, it is a disaster for all of us. >> he came to me and said, the presidents council has just brought me a list of 50 names of people. he wants a full field investigation. that is a very unpleasant thing to have happened to you. >> it was shortly after the farewell speech. i cannot remember exactly what he said. he said, we forgot a resignation letter. i will be interested in reading it. he said, you do not get it. you need to write it. >> i thought the best way was not for me, as a historian. i thought it was for the players, the key people living to tellt area =--- era that story themselves. i thought the best way would be to start a video program that would involve the nixon players, but also players in the watergate drama, from the left and the
and a discussion about president obama's foreign-policy agenda. "washington journal " live at 7:00 a.m. on c-span. >> the big discussion that i remember was, what is richard nixon going to do? >> i remember going home that night, scared to death. this is like a time bomb. if this thing gets into the press, it is a disaster for all of us. >> he came to me and said, the presidents council has just brought me a list of 50 names of people. he wants a full field...
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to president obama after superstorm sandy, too. right? maybe the reality of it is good leaders shine in a time of real crisis. is that something that could describe chris christie? >> i think the governor did a great job and i said it on multiple, multiple occasions. i think he showed leadership and communicated extremely well with the people of the state, but you don't get to wipe the slate clean. what about the 9.6% of the people that are unemployed? our rate is much higher than the states around us, so when everyone's unemployment's going down and ours is staying up to where it was when he came into office three years ago, using this storm is saying everything's okay now, it's not. jobs aren't -- we haven't done anything to improve the economy. >> but you have become famous, senator, for working with chris christie. you're the guy, you and he together, these two people who are supposed to hate each other. he's the guy who says whatever the heck he thinks, you say whatever the heck you think. you guys worked together to take on unions i
to president obama after superstorm sandy, too. right? maybe the reality of it is good leaders shine in a time of real crisis. is that something that could describe chris christie? >> i think the governor did a great job and i said it on multiple, multiple occasions. i think he showed leadership and communicated extremely well with the people of the state, but you don't get to wipe the slate clean. what about the 9.6% of the people that are unemployed? our rate is much higher than the...
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the obama administration has other stories. they engage in drone attacks. but torture has been a no-go. >> rose: raising some questions about what drone attacks are. it is called the killing of so is ma bin laden. did torture play a role in finding osama bin laden and killing him. >> yes, it did. it played a role, it didn't play a key role but definitely speaking specifically, the fact that there was this fellow called ahmed from kuwait surfaced in a number of the early coercive interrogations. at the time the interrogators and the c.i.a. didn't know who that was in particular so i would have to say the most important piece of information, and i don't know how we obtained it exactly was connecting that from kuwait to a real person ahmed. that was really the key. so i think those who argue that the hunt for bin laden really gained traction when we attach that name to a person can argue i think fairly that from that point and including that point there was no torture involved. but the fact that we were interested in this ahmed came from a number of interviews
the obama administration has other stories. they engage in drone attacks. but torture has been a no-go. >> rose: raising some questions about what drone attacks are. it is called the killing of so is ma bin laden. did torture play a role in finding osama bin laden and killing him. >> yes, it did. it played a role, it didn't play a key role but definitely speaking specifically, the fact that there was this fellow called ahmed from kuwait surfaced in a number of the early coercive...
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would literally sit in counters to challenge segregation to slow down business as usual when barack obama gets on the television and begs his followers and when politicians implore their followers to get on the switchboard to shut him down to send a message to support a position it's considered free speech the da says essentially nothing different than what obama is doing what politicians are doing and what corporations are doing to lobbying firms all right one could say that there are kind of some notable differences for example if you're picketing more traditionally the march additional way of protesting is your kind of a group of people gather outside they chant they hold signs a lot of times that could be very inconvenient for the company but it doesn't necessarily shut them down at least for the most part we haven't come across for example the case that i'm dealing with northern california right now which is sort of the penultimate quote unquote hacking case which by the way doesn't involve a dent in the theft or theft of services or stealing or anything criminal like that it's a str
would literally sit in counters to challenge segregation to slow down business as usual when barack obama gets on the television and begs his followers and when politicians implore their followers to get on the switchboard to shut him down to send a message to support a position it's considered free speech the da says essentially nothing different than what obama is doing what politicians are doing and what corporations are doing to lobbying firms all right one could say that there are kind of...
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[laughter] he says i will not give you money because obama is screwing me? >> that is the hardest job ever. >> that is what he wants to stop feeding into the private economy and more dependent on the government venda waitress needs a government program. if i attract every expense. gerri:. melissa: you are a financial planner? [laughter] i spend as much per year on tips as might payroll tax increase with the fiscal cliff. >> he is not only as smart as i am the key is cheap. >>
[laughter] he says i will not give you money because obama is screwing me? >> that is the hardest job ever. >> that is what he wants to stop feeding into the private economy and more dependent on the government venda waitress needs a government program. if i attract every expense. gerri:. melissa: you are a financial planner? [laughter] i spend as much per year on tips as might payroll tax increase with the fiscal cliff. >> he is not only as smart as i am the key is cheap....
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the race to the rescue president obama signs a stop gap law to raise taxes for the wealthy as part of the deal to avoid plunging off the fiscal cliff. plus new documents show the f.b.i. knew about a plot to assassinate leaders of the occupy wall street movement but didn't avoid u.s. citizens of this rest of their lives. and an icon of french cinema and a new russian citizen gerardo but here comes to his adopted homeland after fleeing france over plans for a super tax on the super rich. latest news and the week's top stories this is the wicklow analyse you with me here thanks for joining us this syrian conflict a sore new violence in the first week of the new year it also led to more casualties among journalists covering the crisis once your own correspondent was reportedly killed and a reporter for all she's arabic channel was among a number of media workers injured when his crew came under rebel sniper fire outside damascus on his correspondent in the return of a city. the year has just started but syria's very poor record of handling international journalists covering the conflict i
the race to the rescue president obama signs a stop gap law to raise taxes for the wealthy as part of the deal to avoid plunging off the fiscal cliff. plus new documents show the f.b.i. knew about a plot to assassinate leaders of the occupy wall street movement but didn't avoid u.s. citizens of this rest of their lives. and an icon of french cinema and a new russian citizen gerardo but here comes to his adopted homeland after fleeing france over plans for a super tax on the super rich. latest...
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congressional action and reaction concerning the fiscal clef negotiations beginning with president obama. >> the big discussion that i remember was what is richard nixon going to do? >> he was scared to death. this was like a time bomb. it is a disaster if it gets out. >> he said john dean has brought me a list of 50 names. he wants a full field investigation and that is an unpleasant thing to happen. >> it was shortly after the farewell speech. al haig called me and he said we forgot one thing, we forgot a resignation letter. >> i said i would be glad to read it. >> he said you don't get it. you need to write it. >> i thought the best way was not for me as an historian, was for the players, the key people from that era to tell the story themselves. i thought the best way to do this was to start a video oral history program that involve the the nixon players but also players and the watergate drama from the left and right and have them tell the story and use portions of that story in the museum to lead visitors understand the complexity of the constitutional drama about a former head of
congressional action and reaction concerning the fiscal clef negotiations beginning with president obama. >> the big discussion that i remember was what is richard nixon going to do? >> he was scared to death. this was like a time bomb. it is a disaster if it gets out. >> he said john dean has brought me a list of 50 names. he wants a full field investigation and that is an unpleasant thing to happen. >> it was shortly after the farewell speech. al haig called me and he...
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well i don't think it is an odd choice in light of the realities that president obama faces he has to bring about some very very serious changes at the pentagon in light of the fiscal crisis in the united states he's got to find a way to cut down on the pentagon budget and that means really changing the military strategy and posture of the united states and i think here jennifer eyes chuck hagel is somebody who would have the grit the honesty the integrity to actually carry that out and so i think that's probably behind his decision to choose chuck hagel at this point carol thanks very much and if your thoughts on this investigative historian and journalist gareth porter joining me live there in washington d.c. . hundreds of protesters in belfast to throw bricks and bottles of police in a fourth consecutive night of protests over decision to fly the british flag on city hall only on designated days northern and has been witnessing lawless violence for more than two months now and in this mick keelty i spoke to him a lot he says the protests come from a lack of consistent opposition gr
well i don't think it is an odd choice in light of the realities that president obama faces he has to bring about some very very serious changes at the pentagon in light of the fiscal crisis in the united states he's got to find a way to cut down on the pentagon budget and that means really changing the military strategy and posture of the united states and i think here jennifer eyes chuck hagel is somebody who would have the grit the honesty the integrity to actually carry that out and so i...
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it can be done with obama's re-elected and i still have the majority. we can do it with a simple majority at the beginning of the congress. >> welcome back to "the ed show." senate majority leader harry reid promising to pass the filibuster reform at the beginning of the 113th congress. that was on my radio show back in july. well, president obama has been reelected. the democrats held on to a simple majority in the senate. so it's time. so by reid's account, the time for real reform is on january 22nd when the senate votes on the congressional sessions rule book, which is why harry reid is the most important man in american politics right now. senate republicans of the 112th congress used and abused the filibuster as a tool for the minority to prevent the will of the majority. and it's looking like the 113th congress couldn't be any different. just take a look at republican opposition to president obama's recent cabinet nominations. republican senator jeff sessions of alabama issued a statement saying that jack lew must never be secretary of the treasu
it can be done with obama's re-elected and i still have the majority. we can do it with a simple majority at the beginning of the congress. >> welcome back to "the ed show." senate majority leader harry reid promising to pass the filibuster reform at the beginning of the 113th congress. that was on my radio show back in july. well, president obama has been reelected. the democrats held on to a simple majority in the senate. so it's time. so by reid's account, the time for real...
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president obama did not spend a lot of time in the united states senator. he forged a relationship on candor and trust with hagel partially during trips to iraq and afghanistan. the president today said he'ds t always been impressed with willing to go against hagel's'd wisdom.ress hagel said he if he's confirmedst he'll do just that. >> pelley: what about the man nominated to be director of central intelligence, general brennan? will he have an easier time? >> reporter: probably an easier time. wi he's been the number one advisor for the president dealing with every terrorist plot-- real, imagined, large and small-- for w four years at the obama white house. 25 year veteran from the c.i.a., up from the ranks, substantial experience, good relations ons, the hill, probably a slightlyce easier time than senator hagel. a >> pelley: thank you very much. we wanted to let you know that while in vietnam chuck hagel fought alongside his younger brother tom. this is a picture of them together. one day their armored personnel carrier hit a land mine and chuck hagel wa
president obama did not spend a lot of time in the united states senator. he forged a relationship on candor and trust with hagel partially during trips to iraq and afghanistan. the president today said he'ds t always been impressed with willing to go against hagel's'd wisdom.ress hagel said he if he's confirmedst he'll do just that. >> pelley: what about the man nominated to be director of central intelligence, general brennan? will he have an easier time? >> reporter: probably an...
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gues the hands of president obama. that's all for us tonight. "a.c. 360" starts right now. >>> welcome to the program. we begin tonight keeping them honest with new information that goes straight to a key question in that rape case out of steubenville, ohio. was a young woman, the young woman in this picture, as drunk and seemingly incapacitated as that photo would seem to suggest? was she too out of it or outright unconscious when the state of ohio claims two stars of the local football team sexually assaulted her during a string of parties back in august? we covered the story late last week when some explosive video was posted online when a teen who may have witnessed the alleged rape was seen joking about the incident. watch. >> what if that was your daughter? >> but it isn't. >> what if it was? >> if that was my daughter, i wouldn't care. i'd just let her be dead. >> no, you wouldn't. listen to yourself. >> i'm listening to myself fine. >> in about ten years, i'm going to come back. >> ten years, my daughter's going to be getting rapes and d
gues the hands of president obama. that's all for us tonight. "a.c. 360" starts right now. >>> welcome to the program. we begin tonight keeping them honest with new information that goes straight to a key question in that rape case out of steubenville, ohio. was a young woman, the young woman in this picture, as drunk and seemingly incapacitated as that photo would seem to suggest? was she too out of it or outright unconscious when the state of ohio claims two stars of the...
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run iran and the united states have long traded accusations of hacker attacks with something barack obama ordered to speed up souls on to run from his very first months in office. at least eighty five people have been injured with one person in critical condition when and then hatton commuter ferry hit up dog near wall street passengers were preparing to disembark when many were thrown into the day due to the force of the collision safety officials are said to investigate the accident on thursday the same assumes drag us all has been involved into question is since two thousand and nine. serious conflict has now entered the realm of internet gaming with one epic asian simulating the nation's civil war the players of and to game syria get the chance to fight on the rebel side only with a peaceful solution not among the recommended tactical options are do you go to preschool not looked at the game and shot his impressions with my colleague kevin calling. well i wouldn't miss this game for the world it's breathtaking action three d. graphics not really it's more about an online card game you
run iran and the united states have long traded accusations of hacker attacks with something barack obama ordered to speed up souls on to run from his very first months in office. at least eighty five people have been injured with one person in critical condition when and then hatton commuter ferry hit up dog near wall street passengers were preparing to disembark when many were thrown into the day due to the force of the collision safety officials are said to investigate the accident on...
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but with president obama re-elected, the u.s. out of iraq soon to be out of afghanistan and chuck hagel chosen for defense, that syndrome seems to be back again. >> bret: there are some in this town that the hagel nomination and all the controversy surrounding it is over hamas, the surge, it's going to get a lot of attention. perhaps it's going to take a lot of attention from the brennan nomination, do you buy that? >> i do. i think there will be a big fight over hagel. there will be confirmation hearings and suspends will he make it or will he not. i think in the end he will make it. it's unusual for the senate to engage in two major confirmations makess at the same time. >> bret: thank you. >>> concern about president obama getting a third term? it's out there. and if you thought all the drama ended at the fiscal cliff, washington may just be getting started. campbell's has 24 nes that will make it drop over, and over again. ♪ from jammin' jerk chicken, to creamy gouda bisque. see what's new from campbell's. it's amazing what
but with president obama re-elected, the u.s. out of iraq soon to be out of afghanistan and chuck hagel chosen for defense, that syndrome seems to be back again. >> bret: there are some in this town that the hagel nomination and all the controversy surrounding it is over hamas, the surge, it's going to get a lot of attention. perhaps it's going to take a lot of attention from the brennan nomination, do you buy that? >> i do. i think there will be a big fight over hagel. there will...
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as president obama obama weighs several ons for our exit from that country, it now seem at least some troops may stay behind. national security correspondent jennifer griffin has details. >> fox news has learned the white house is not considering any option that would leave more than 10,000 american troops in afghanistan beyond 2014. according to at senior administration official. despite reports the white house was considering plans to leave a much larger footprint after the deadline for handing over security to the afghans. earlier this week general john allen, the top u.s. commander in afghanistan, provided three options to the pentagon for a post 2014 force. none of them, quote, went north of 10,000 troops according to the administration official. >> the 10,000 limit really suggests the administration is trying to hold down the numbers. right now the midwest likely final figure will be about 6,000. it gives us a special operating direct axle meant, probably the use of drones for drone strikes. maybe two bases in eastern afghanistan and a small headquarters element in kabul. >> the
as president obama obama weighs several ons for our exit from that country, it now seem at least some troops may stay behind. national security correspondent jennifer griffin has details. >> fox news has learned the white house is not considering any option that would leave more than 10,000 american troops in afghanistan beyond 2014. according to at senior administration official. despite reports the white house was considering plans to leave a much larger footprint after the deadline for...
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he's former white house deputy secretary for the obama administration. he's co-founder of priorities usa political action committee and he's a good sport who rushed over here when we suddenly changed the time at which he needed to arrive. thank you for hustling over here. i really appreciate it. >> thanks for having me. >> is this a punch the hippie moment? is the white house concerned by the critique of drones from the left or do they share any of the aspects of that critique? >> well, even if you just take this back a step from talking about whether we're just talking about the left who has a critique or the american people who have a right to know certain things about what the government is doing, i think it's worth noting that the cia is accountable and they are accountable to congress and anytime congress wants to have a conversation with the head of the cia they bring him down and have a conversation with him. sometimes those conversations are open. sometimes those conversations are not. but congress does have oversight legally over what the cia is
he's former white house deputy secretary for the obama administration. he's co-founder of priorities usa political action committee and he's a good sport who rushed over here when we suddenly changed the time at which he needed to arrive. thank you for hustling over here. i really appreciate it. >> thanks for having me. >> is this a punch the hippie moment? is the white house concerned by the critique of drones from the left or do they share any of the aspects of that critique?...
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. >> thursday, president obama announced white house chief of staff jack lew to head the treasury department. he praised outgoing secretary tim geithner. if confirmed, he would take over the treasury department's before the white house and congress debates the debt ceiling. this is 15 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states accompanied by some of tim geithner and sap jack lew. >> men, everybody, please have a seat. a little more than four years ago, i stood with mr. tim geithner and denounced him as my first to my cabinet. we were barely two months into the financial crisis, the stock market have quivered, the housing market had cratered as well, a bank after bank was on the verge of collapse, and worst of all, more than 800,000 americans would lose their jobs in just a bad month. and the bottom was not yet in sight. i cannot blame tim when he told me he was not the right guy for the job. [laughter] extensivet tim's experience with economic policy made him qualified and i knew he could hit the ground running. as chairman of the new york federal reserve, he had ju
. >> thursday, president obama announced white house chief of staff jack lew to head the treasury department. he praised outgoing secretary tim geithner. if confirmed, he would take over the treasury department's before the white house and congress debates the debt ceiling. this is 15 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states accompanied by some of tim geithner and sap jack lew. >> men, everybody, please have a seat. a little more than four years...
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and so president obama said no. president obama would not agree to subject u.s. troops to iraqi jurisdiction. and that stalemate, that inability to come to an agreement on that issue is why we left zero troops behind in iraq. well, today when president obama announced his speeded up timeline for ending the current u.s. combat mission in afghanistan, he raised the prospect that we may not leave any american troops behind in afghanistan either if the afghanistan government insists that u.s. troops would have to be subject to afghan law and afghan courts in the event that they got in trouble. the same way that iraq insisted on that. this is not an issue that is unique to our latest wars. or this latest decision about where troops are going to be stationed and for how long. what you're looking at here is footage from protests against u.s. military personnel in japan and in south korea after u.s. military personnel stationed there committed high profile crimes there, and the local population was angry with how the issue was handled in terms of the criminal liability o
and so president obama said no. president obama would not agree to subject u.s. troops to iraqi jurisdiction. and that stalemate, that inability to come to an agreement on that issue is why we left zero troops behind in iraq. well, today when president obama announced his speeded up timeline for ending the current u.s. combat mission in afghanistan, he raised the prospect that we may not leave any american troops behind in afghanistan either if the afghanistan government insists that u.s....
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under barack obama our economy has grown 1.5% a year for four years. less than half the historical -- >> this gets no the whole idea of retooling the republican party under the heading of opportunity conservativism which i would like to get into in just a second. do you share the distaste of jack lu that republican colleagues have over the way that he conducted himself during the debt ceiling debate of 2011? a lot of people say he was arrogant and impossible to work with, rigid. >> i wasn't up here during that debate so he wasn't arrogant to me so i have not dealt with the man. i will keep an open mind. with any treasury secretary nominee my view is going to be looking to the substance and this is not supposed to be a popularity contest. this is about fixing the problems that are affecting millions of americans. you know, people all over this country, i don't think they are interested in the political squabbles on the capitol. they are interested in getting the economy going and getting jobs back and that is where the focus needs to be. >> a debt ceili
under barack obama our economy has grown 1.5% a year for four years. less than half the historical -- >> this gets no the whole idea of retooling the republican party under the heading of opportunity conservativism which i would like to get into in just a second. do you share the distaste of jack lu that republican colleagues have over the way that he conducted himself during the debt ceiling debate of 2011? a lot of people say he was arrogant and impossible to work with, rigid. >>...
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i think obama gives him a lot of cover on this issue. i think democrats would call him a pariah if it's happening at a different time. but on the other stuff, israel thing, the views on israel, the views on hamas and previous statements i find to be fairly unpalatable but i think republicans feel the same way about obama's, you know, policies so there's no real surprise there and that's why i just don't think as valid as the inquiries are and the confirmation process is rigorous, i just don't think he's going to not be confirmed here. >> right. >> we'll ask the questions and move on. >> right. well to your point of sort of politics of how it went down and barney frank is a great case in point. >> yes. >> when hagel was floated as maybe the nominee, they said they're not comfortable with him and now that he is the nominee, barney frank said, actually, i do support him. >> of course. >> i think it's worth pointing out that the president by having this leak and letting him twist in the wind for a while, the left would have closed ranks and
i think obama gives him a lot of cover on this issue. i think democrats would call him a pariah if it's happening at a different time. but on the other stuff, israel thing, the views on israel, the views on hamas and previous statements i find to be fairly unpalatable but i think republicans feel the same way about obama's, you know, policies so there's no real surprise there and that's why i just don't think as valid as the inquiries are and the confirmation process is rigorous, i just don't...
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four team president karzai is preparing for crucial talks in washington his meeting with president obama this friday is set to outline america's role in afghanistan where the power gone still mowing the number of troops that could remain to contain insurgency in the country but he said that in our all politics professor from new york university believes the u.s. just can't afford to leave afghanistan. there's a lot of talk about not leaving any troops there at all however i don't think the u.s. can afford that leader in the region because there are still quite a bit of violence going on there so i think the president will probably leave some troops there for some time but i would assume president karzai is going to want them out because it gives him more. or it makes him look more powerful on the negotiating table and within the context of his own constituency however he also needs some protection so it'll be a little bit of a catch twenty two situation for them i think he probably hopes to achieve a few things one his continued military support for the afghan troops so they can maintain
four team president karzai is preparing for crucial talks in washington his meeting with president obama this friday is set to outline america's role in afghanistan where the power gone still mowing the number of troops that could remain to contain insurgency in the country but he said that in our all politics professor from new york university believes the u.s. just can't afford to leave afghanistan. there's a lot of talk about not leaving any troops there at all however i don't think the u.s....
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obama liked him so much, he considered him for cia director the first time around. but when word was leaked in november 2008, criticism about brennan's ties to the bush administration and to those enhanced tactics prompted him to withdraw his name from consideration. his letter to president-elect obama, it has been immaterial to the critics that i have been a strong opponent of many of the policies of the bush administration such as the preemptative war in iraq and tactics to include waterboarding. the fact that i was not involved in the decisionmaking process has been ignored. the extent of his opposition is murky. cia colleagues told "the washington post" they don't recall him raising objections and ruling out waterboarding rules out just one of the enhanced techniques used at the time. those included sleep deprivation or seeing them to remain in uncomfortable positions. 2010 brennan told "new york times" that he doesn't see them as one in the same. "i was somebody who did oppose waterboarding. i opposed different aspects of the enhanced interrogation program, but
obama liked him so much, he considered him for cia director the first time around. but when word was leaked in november 2008, criticism about brennan's ties to the bush administration and to those enhanced tactics prompted him to withdraw his name from consideration. his letter to president-elect obama, it has been immaterial to the critics that i have been a strong opponent of many of the policies of the bush administration such as the preemptative war in iraq and tactics to include...